CHEESE CHARLOTTE

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A french recipe from Elle magazine, a cheese pudding from the Alps. Great lunch served with a green salad and a glass (or 2!) of wine, delicious

Provided by lindseylcw

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 50m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

400 g gruyere
1 loaf French bread
6 large eggs
1 liter milk
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
30 g butter

Steps:

  • Cut cheese into small thin slices.
  • thinly slice the bread.
  • butter a souffle dish(or similar ovenproof dish).
  • fill with alternate layers of bread and cheese.
  • Bring milk to boil, beat eggs and take milk off the heat.
  • Pour beaten egg slowly into milk, stirring constantly.
  • season with salt,pepper and nutmeg and pour over bread and cheese
  • leave to soak for 10 mins, occasionally loosening edges with a spatula.
  • dot surface with knobs of butter and cook in a hot oven 450F for 40 mins.

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